David Miles (c. 1871 – October 28, 1915) was an American actor and director. Born in Milford, Connecticut, he became a Hollywood actor. He was head of dramatic production at the Kinemacolor Company of America until October 1913.[1] Later, he owned David Miles, Inc., "a motion picture manufacturing company" based in Los Angeles, California. He died of tuberculosis in New York City, at age 44.[2][3][4]
David Miles | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1871 Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1915 (age 44) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Partial filmography edit
As actor edit
- All 1909 shorts, unless otherwise noted.
- The Helping Hand
- The Maniac Cook
- The Honor of Thieves
- Love Finds a Way
- A Rural Elopement
- The Criminal Hypnotist
- The Welcome Burglar
- The Cord of Life
- The Girls and Daddy
- The Brahma Diamond
- Edgar Allen Poe
- A Wreath in Time
- Tragic Love
- The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
- His Wife's Mother
- The Politician's Love Story
- At the Altar
- The Prussian Spy
- The Wooden Leg
- The Roue's Heart
- The Voice of the Violin
- The Deception
- And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
- A Burglar's Mistake
- A Drunkard's Reformation
- Trying to Get Arrested
- The Road to the Heart
- Lucky Jim
- Lady Helen's Escapade
- Two Memories
- The Cricket on the Hearth
- The Violin Maker of Cremona
- The Lonely Villa
- An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912 short)
As director edit
- The Closed Bible (1912 short)
- How To Live 100 Years (1913 Kinemacolor short)[5]
- The Scarlet Letter (1913 Kinemacolor short)
References edit
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Taylor & Francis. pp. 109–110. ISBN 9781135925611.
- ^ "David Miles Dies Suddenly". The New York Times. October 29, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "David Miles". The Los Angeles Times. October 30, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Movie Man Is Dead". The Pittsburgh Press. October 29, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lillian Russell Kinemacolored". Motography. 9 (4): 136. 1913.
External links edit
- David Miles at IMDb
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